List of WCW World Tag Team Champions

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The Dudley Boyz were the final WCW World Tag Team Champions.

The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship contested for in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Originally, WCW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), which had numerous member promotions. The NWA operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1982. One of those titles was the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was operated by the NWA member Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW), the predecessor of WCW. The championship was created by MACW in 1975.

In January 1991, WCW (the former MACW) began the process of withdrawing as a member of the NWA to become an independent promotion, thus the name of the title was changed to the WCW World Tag Team Championship. On July 12, 1992, the WCW World Tag Team Championship was unified with the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was created earlier that year by the NWA as its prime tag team championship. In September 1993, WCW's withdrawal from the NWA was made official, and the NWA World Tag Team Championship was returned to the NWA; the title was reactivated by the NWA in 1995.[1]

In March 2001, all WCW assets were purchased by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after AOL/Time Warner discontinued their involvement in wrestling programming.[2] After the purchase, the WWF continued the use of the championship as a part of a storyline called The Invasion, which involved a rivalry between former WCW wrestlers and original WWF wrestlers before the purchase of WCW.

Title reigns were determined either by professional wrestling matches with different tag teams, a duo of wrestlers, involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship.[3] The inaugural champions, under the NWA, were The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson), who were announced to have won the titles after winning a tournament in January 1975.[4]

Before the promotion's purchase, the final champions recognized by WCW were Sean O' Haire and Chuck Palumbo; they were also the first champions under the titles operation in the WWF. On November 18, 2001, the championship was deactivated after its use in the Invasion storyline. The title was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship, and the final champions recognized by the WWF, were The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley).[5] The title was won in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United States. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) held the most reigns as a tag team (10), and Booker T held the most individual reigns (11), which is the same number of times the title was vacated. At 282 days, Doom's reign during WCW's NWA withdrawal was the longest in the championship's history. Overall, there were 143 title reigns.

Title history

Names

Name Years
NWA World Tag Team Championship January 29, 1975 – January 1991
WCW World Tag Team Championship January 1991 – March 26, 2001
WCW Tag Team Championship June 24, 2001 – November 18, 2001

Reigns

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
1 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
January 29, 1975 Fictitious tournament said to be held in San Francisco, CA Raleigh, North Carolina 1 106 On a TV taping in Raleigh, the Andersons were said to be headed to San Francisco to participate in a tournament to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions. The Andersons appeared with the belts on television the next week.
2 Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel May 15, 1975 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 27
3 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
June 11, 1975 TV Taping at WRAL-TV Raleigh, North Carolina 2 230
4 Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel (2) January 27, 1976 House show Columbia, South Carolina 1 7
5 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
February 3, 1976 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 3 92
6 Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling May 5, 1976 TV Taping At WRAL-TV Raleigh, North Carolina 1 54
7 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
June 28, 1976 House show Greenville, South Carolina 4 181
8 Ric Flair and Greg Valentine December 26, 1976 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 133
9 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
May 8, 1977 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 5 138
10 Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater September 23, 1977 House show Atlanta, Georgia 1 21
11 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
October 14, 1977 House show Atlanta, Georgia 6 16
12 Ric Flair and Greg Valentine October 30, 1977 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 131
Vacated March 10, 1978 Flair and Valentine were forced to vacate their championship by the NWA for continually ending their matches via disqualification.
13 Paul Jones (2) and Ricky Steamboat April 23, 1978 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 45 Defeated Masked Superstar and Ken Patera in a tournament final.
14 Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine (3) June 7, 1978 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 202
15 Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka December 26, 1978 House show Richmond, Virginia 1 123
16 Paul Jones (3) and Baron Von Raschke (2) April 29, 1979 House show Wilmington, North Carolina 1 101
17 Ric Flair (3) and Blackjack Mulligan August 8, 1979 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 14
18 Paul Jones (4) and Baron Von Raschke (3) August 22, 1979 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 2 63
19 Ricky Steamboat (2) and Jay Youngblood October 24, 1979 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 157
20 Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine (4) March 29, 1980 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 1 42
21 Ricky Steamboat (3) and Jay Youngblood May 10, 1980 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 43
22 Ray Stevens (2) and Jimmy Snuka (2) June 22, 1980 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 158
23 Paul Jones (5) and The Masked Superstar November 27, 1980 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 87
24 Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens (3) February 22, 1981 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 28 [6]
25 Paul Jones (6) and The Masked Superstar (2) March 22, 1981 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 40 [7]
26 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
May 1, 1981 House show Richmond, Virginia 7 267 [8]
Vacated January 23, 1982 Gene was legitimately injured, and as a result, the NWA forced The Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles. Jim Crockett Promotions announced that a tournament to crown new champions would take place.
27 Ole Anderson (8) and Stan Hansen June 26, 1982 House show Atlanta, Georgia 1 57 (Kayfabe) Awarded to Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen by the NWA after finalists Wahoo McDaniel & Magnificent Don Muraco split. In reality, Ole was fired as Jim Crockett Promotions booker and he took the championship belts to Georgia Championship Wrestling. [9]
Vacated August 22, 1982 The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships. Ole Anderson returns the belts to Jim Crockett Promotions at a house show in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22, 1982. [10]
28 Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter September 12, 1982 House show N/A 1 181 Kernodle and Slaughter won the titles in a fictional tournament final. The promotion claimed that they had beaten Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba in Tokyo, Japan. Becomes undisputed championship on December 26, 1982, when Los Angeles version is abandoned.
29 Ricky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood March 12, 1983 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 3 98 Event was known as "The Final Conflict". The match had a stipulation that if Steamboat and Youngblood were to lose, they would never be a tag team again.
30 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco June 18, 1983 House show Greenville, South Carolina 1 107
31 Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood October 3, 1983 House show Greenville, South Carolina 4 18
32 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco October 21, 1983 House show Richmond, Virginia 2 34
33 Ricky Steamboat (6) and Jay Youngblood November 24, 1983 Starrcade Greensboro, North Carolina 5 31
Vacated December 25, 1983 The NWA vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement from professional wrestling.
34 Don Kernodle (2) and Bob Orton Jr. January 8, 1984 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 1 56 Defeated Jimmy Valiant and Dory Funk Jr. in a tournament final.
35 Wahoo McDaniel (3) and Mark Youngblood March 4, 1984 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 1 31 [11]
36 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco April 4, 1984 House show Spartanburg, South Carolina 3 31
37 Wahoo McDaniel (4) and Mark Youngblood May 5, 1984 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 3
38 Don Kernodle (3) and Ivan Koloff (2) May 8, 1984 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 165
39 Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes (2) October 20, 1984 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 149 This was a steel cage match. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff turned on Don Kernodle after the match, seriously (kayfabe) injuring him.
40 The Russian Team
(Ivan (3) and Nikita Koloff)
March 18, 1985 House show Fayetteville, North Carolina 1 113 During this title reign, Krusher Krushchev joined the Koloffs to form a three-man team, in which the NWA applied the Freebird Rule, allowing all three members to defend the title.
41 The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
July 9, 1985 House show Shelby, North Carolina 1 96 Defeated Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev.
42 The Russian Team
(Ivan (4) and Nikita Koloff)
October 13, 1985 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 2 46
43 The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
November 28, 1985 Starrcade Greensboro, North Carolina 2 66
44 The Midnight Express
(Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton)
February 2, 1986 Superstars on the Superstation Atlanta, Georgia 1 195
45 The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
August 16, 1986 House show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 112
46 Manny Fernandez (2) and Rick Rude December 6, 1986 World Championship Wrestling Atlanta, Georgia 1 171 This title change aired on tape delay that evening.
47 The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
May 26, 1987 N/A Spokane, Washington 4 126 Awarded in a phantom match in Spokane, Washington, said to have defeated Fernandez and Ivan Koloff (substituting for Rude after he left for the WWF). An earlier match against Fernandez and Rude was also shown.
48 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard September 29, 1987 NWA Pro Wrestling Misenheimer, North Carolina 1 180 Match was no disqualification. The Midnight Express attacked The Rock 'n' Roll Express en route to the ring, injuring Ricky Morton. Robert Gibson wrestled most of the match solo, but when an injured Morton returned to the ring, he was immediately put into a submission hold by Blanchard. Gibson surrendered rather than risk further injury to Morton. This title change aired on tape delay.
49 Lex Luger and Barry Windham March 27, 1988 Clash of the Champions I Greensboro, North Carolina 1 24
50 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard April 20, 1988 World Championship Wrestling Jacksonville, Florida 2 143 Windham turned on Luger and joined the Four Horsemen. This title change aired on tape delay.
51 The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane)
September 10, 1988 House show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 49 Anderson and Blanchard left for the WWF after this match.
52 The Road Warriors
(Animal and Hawk)
October 29, 1988 Worldwide New Orleans, Louisiana 1 155
53 The Varsity Club
(Mike Rotunda and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams)
April 2, 1989 Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun New Orleans, Louisiana 1 35 Referee Teddy Long fast-counted Road Warrior Hawk's shoulders on the mat, beginning Long's eventual heel turn that would see him fired as a referee and become a manager.
Vacated May 7, 1989 WrestleWar Nashville, Tennessee The NWA forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles due to The Varsity Club members Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar '89 title defense against The Road Warriors.
54 The Fabulous Freebirds
(Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)
June 14, 1989 Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory Fort Bragg, North Carolina 1 140 Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final.
55 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)
November 1, 1989 World Championship Wrestling Atlanta, Georgia 1 199 This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989.
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)/World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
56 Doom
(Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)
May 19, 1990 Capital Combat Washington, D.C. 1 281 Title renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship during this reign following WCW breaking ties with the NWA.
57 The Fabulous Freebirds
(Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin)
February 24, 1991 WrestleWar Phoenix, Arizona 2 −6 Lost the titles at a television taping 7 days before winning them.
58 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)
February 18, 1991 Pro Montgomery, Alabama 2 152 This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991.
Vacated July 20, 1991 World Championship Wrestling Stripped of titles after Scott sustained a legitimate biceps injury.
59 The Enforcers
(Arn Anderson (3) and Larry Zbyszko)
September 5, 1991 Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl Augusta, Georgia 1 75 Defeated Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final.
60 Ricky Steamboat (7) and Dustin Rhodes November 19, 1991 Clash of the Champions XVII Savannah, Georgia 1 58
61 Arn Anderson (4) and Bobby Eaton (3) January 16, 1992 House show Jacksonville, Florida 1 108
62 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)
May 3, 1992 House show Chicago, Illinois 3 63
63 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (2) July 5, 1992 House show Atlanta, Georgia 1 78 On July 12, 1992, Gordy and Williams won the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was regarded as unified with the WCW World Tag Team Championship; from here until the withdrawal of WCW from the NWA, the two titles are defended together.
64 Barry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2) September 21, 1992 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 1 58 This title change aired on tape delay on October 3, 1992.
65 Ricky Steamboat (8) and Shane Douglas November 18, 1992 Clash of the Champions XXI Macon, Georgia 1 104
66 The Hollywood Blonds
(Steve Austin and Brian Pillman)
March 2, 1993 WCW Worldwide Macon, Georgia 1 169 This title change aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993.
67 Arn Anderson (5) and Paul Roma August 18, 1993 Clash of the Champions XXIV Daytona Beach, Florida 1 32 Anderson and Roma are stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Championship on September 1, 1993 following WCW's withdrawal from the NWA. WCW and NWA Tag Team Championships are hereafter no longer defended together.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
68 The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)
September 19, 1993 Fall Brawl Houston, Texas 1 15
69 Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio October 4, 1993 Saturday Night Columbus, Georgia 1 20 This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993.
70 The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)
October 24, 1993 Halloween Havoc New Orleans, Louisiana 2 210
71 Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan May 22, 1994 Slamboree Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 56 This was a Broad Street Bully match. Dave Schultz was the special guest referee.
72 Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2))
July 17, 1994 Bash at the Beach Orlando, Florida 1 70
73 Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (2) and The Patriot)
September 25, 1994 Main Event Atlanta, Georgia 1 28
74 Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (3) and Paul Orndorff (3))
October 23, 1994 Halloween Havoc Detroit, Michigan 2 24
75 Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot (2))
November 16, 1994 Clash of the Champions XXIX Jacksonville, Florida 2 22
76 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
December 8, 1994 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 1 164 This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995.
77 The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)
May 21, 1995 Slamboree St. Petersburg, Florida 3 −18 See next reign for explanation.
78 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
May 3, 1995 WCW WorldWide Orlando, Florida 2 28 This title change aired on tape delay on June 24, 1995. When the episode of WorldWide featuring this match was shot on May 3, Harlem Heat were still the champions as Slamboree did not occur until eighteen days later. While the reign of The Nasty Boys technically ended before it began due to the taping schedule, the team's official reign length is 33 days.
79 Dick Slater (2) and Bunkhouse Buck June 21, 1995 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 1 57 This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995. Like the two previous reigns, the tapings were done far enough in advance for the champions not to have won the titles; when the match was taped, The Nasty Boys were still the champions and Harlem Heat's regaining of the titles on WorldWide had not yet aired.
80 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
September 17, 1995 Fall Brawl Asheville, North Carolina 3 1
81 The American Males
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (4) and Scotty Riggs)
September 18, 1995 Nitro Johnson City, Tennessee 1 9
82 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
September 27, 1995 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 4 117 This title change aired on tape delay on October 28, 1995.
83 Sting and Lex Luger (2) January 22, 1996 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 1 154
84 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
June 24, 1996 Nitro Charlotte, North Carolina 5 30
85 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)
July 24, 1996 House show Cincinnati, Ohio 4 3
86 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
July 27, 1996 House show Dayton, Ohio 6 58
87 The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)
September 23, 1996 Nitro Birmingham, Alabama 1 8
88 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
October 1, 1996 Saturday Night Canton, Ohio 7 26 This title change aired on tape delay on October 5, 1996.
89 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)
October 27, 1996 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada 1 90
90 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)
January 25, 1997 Souled Out Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5 2
91 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)
January 27, 1997 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 2 27 WCW President Eric Bischoff stripped The Steiner Brothers of the titles and returned them to The Outsiders due to WCW referee Randy Anderson, who was not an official referee for Souled Out, counting the fall.
92 Lex Luger (3) and The Giant February 23, 1997 SuperBrawl VII Daly City, California 1 1
93 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx)
February 24, 1997 Nitro Sacramento, California 3 231 WCW President Eric Bischoff returned the titles to The Outsiders as Luger was not medically cleared to wrestle at SuperBrawl, though Luger and The Giant only agreed to give back the belts if the nWo put all their titles on the line at Uncensored
Syxx (1) also gets credited with a reign as the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as champion after an injury to Nash on October 13, 1997.
[12][13]
94 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)
October 13, 1997 Nitro Tampa, Florida 6 91 Defeated Scott Hall and Syxx for the titles.
95 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)
January 12, 1998 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida 4 28
96 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)
February 9, 1998 Nitro El Paso, Texas 7 13 [14]
97 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)
February 22, 1998 SuperBrawl VIII Daly City, California 5 84 The Outsiders win the titles after Scott turned on Rick and joined the nWo.
98 Sting (2) and The Giant (2) May 17, 1998 Slamboree Worcester, Massachusetts 1 16 Sting and Giant won the titles after Hall turned on Nash and hit him with one of the title belts.
Vacated June 2, 1998 Thunder Peoria, Illinois WCW vacated the titles after Sting joined the nWo Wolfpac.
99 Sting (3) and Kevin Nash (6) June 14, 1998 The Great American Bash Baltimore, Maryland 1 36 Sting won the championships in a singles match against The Giant, in which the winner would take control of the Tag Team Championship and choose a partner to defend with; on the following night's Nitro broadcast in Uniondale, NY, Sting chose Nash.
100 Scott Hall (6) and The Giant (3) July 20, 1998 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah 1 97
101 Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos/Judy Bagwell October 25, 1998 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada 1 15/59 Rick Steiner and Buff Bagwell[15] defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner, who subbed for an injured Scott Hall.[16]
Since Bagwell turned on Steiner during the match, Steiner was allowed to pick a new championship partner, and chose Kaos the next night on Nitro. After Kaos was injured, Steiner then chose Bagwell's mother, Judy, as his new championship partner on November 9, 1998 as a psychological ploy against Buff Bagwell.
Vacated January 7, 1999 Thunder Richmond, Virginia WCW vacated the championship after Rick Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.
102 Barry Windham (3) and Curt Hennig February 21, 1999 SuperBrawl IX Oakland, California 1 21 Defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in the finals of a double-elimination tournament. [17]
103 Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko March 14, 1999 Uncensored Louisville, Kentucky 1 15 This was a Lumberjack match.
104 Rey Misterio Jr. and Billy Kidman March 29, 1999 Nitro Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1 41
105 Raven and Perry Saturn May 9, 1999 Slamboree St. Louis, Missouri 1 22 Title won in a tag-team triangle match also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
106 Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow May 31, 1999 Nitro Houston, Texas 1 7 Defeated Saturn and Chris Kanyon (serving as an injury substitute for Raven).
107 Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2) June 7, 1999 Nitro Cleveland, Ohio 1 6
108 The Jersey Triad
(Diamond Dallas Page (2), Bam Bam Bigelow (2), and Chris Kanyon)
June 13, 1999 The Great American Bash Baltimore, Maryland 1 62 Page and Kanyon won the title, with Bigelow also defending via the "Freebird Rule".
109 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
August 14, 1999 Road Wild Sturgis, South Dakota 8 9 Defeated Bigelow and Kanyon for the title.
110 The West Texas Rednecks
(Barry Windham (4) and Kendall Windham)
August 23, 1999 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 1 20
111 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
September 12, 1999 Fall Brawl Winston-Salem, North Carolina 9 36
112 The Filthy Animals
(Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr. (2))
October 18, 1999 Nitro Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 6
Vacated October 24, 1999 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada WCW vacated the titles after Misterio Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.
113 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)
October 24, 1999 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada 10 1 Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus. [18]
114 The Filthy Animals
(Konnan (2) and Billy Kidman (2))
October 25, 1999 Nitro Phoenix, Arizona 1 28
115 Creative Control
(Gerald and Patrick)
November 22, 1999 Nitro Auburn Hills, Michigan 1 15
116 Bret Hart and Goldberg December 7, 1999 Thunder Madison, Wisconsin 1 6 Both men achieved the Triple Crown at the same time with this win.
117 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash (7) and Scott Hall (7))
December 13, 1999 Nitro New Orleans, Louisiana 6 14
Vacated December 27, 1999 Nitro Houston, Texas WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.
118 David Flair and Crowbar January 3, 2000 Nitro Greenville, South Carolina 1 15 Defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a tournament final.
119 The Mamalukes
(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)
January 18, 2000 Thunder Evansville, Indiana 1 25
120 The Harris Brothers
(Ron and Don Harris)
February 12, 2000 House show Oberhausen, Germany 2 1 Previous held the championship under the name "Creative Control".
121 The Mamalukes
(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)
February 13, 2000 House show Leipzig, Germany 2 35
122 The Harris Brothers
(Ron and Don Harris)
March 19, 2000 Uncensored Miami, Florida 3 22
Vacated April 10, 2000 Nitro Denver, Colorado WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.
123 Shane Douglas (2) and Buff Bagwell (5) April 16, 2000 Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois 1 29 Defeated The Total Package and Ric Flair in a tournament final.
124 KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
May 15, 2000 Nitro Biloxi, Mississippi 1 15
125 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)
May 30, 2000 Thunder Nampa, Idaho 1 40 This title change aired on tape delay.
126 KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
July 9, 2000 Bash at the Beach Daytona Beach, Florida 2 35
127 Dark Carnival
(The Great Muta and Vampiro)
August 13, 2000 New Blood Rising Vancouver, British Columbia 1 1
128 The Filthy Animals
(Rey Misterio Jr. (3) and Juventud Guerrera)
August 14, 2000 Nitro Kelowna, British Columbia 1 35
Vacated September 18, 2000 Nitro Ontario, Canada Misterio Jr. and Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW.
129 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak September 25, 2000 Nitro Uniondale, New York 1 14 O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal.
130 Misfits in Action
(Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun)
October 9, 2000 Thunder Sydney, Australia 1 0
131 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak October 9, 2000 Thunder Sydney, Australia 2 38
132 The Boogie Knights
(Alex Wright and Disco Inferno)
November 16, 2000 Millennium Final Oberhausen, Germany 1 4 Wright teamed up with General Rection, who took the place of an injured Disco Inferno. However, Inferno is recognized by WWE as the champion with Wright. [19]
133 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)
November 20, 2000 Nitro Augusta, Georgia 2 6 Defeated Alex Wright and Elix Skipper, who took the place of an injured Disco Inferno. [19]
134 The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8))
November 26, 2000 Mayhem Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1 8
135 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)
December 4, 2000 Nitro Lincoln, Nebraska 3 13 WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak and Palumbo the titles after The Insiders were forced to vacate the titles.
136 The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (4) and Kevin Nash (9))
December 17, 2000 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 2 28
137 The Natural Born Thrillers
(Chuck Palumbo (4) and Sean O'Haire (3))
January 14, 2001 Sin Indianapolis, Indiana 1 205 This title reign by Palumbo and O'Haire was the final recognized by WCW before its assets were bought by the WWF; titles renamed to WCW Tag Team Championship.
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
138 The Brothers of Destruction
(Kane and The Undertaker)
August 7, 2001 SmackDown! Los Angeles, California 1 49 This title change aired on tape delay. Kane and The Undertaker later won the WWF Tag Team Championship from Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon on August 19, 2001 at SummerSlam. Both titles were independently active during this reign.
139 Booker T (11) and Test September 25, 2001 SmackDown! Dayton, Ohio 1 13 This title change aired on tape delay.
140 The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff and Matt Hardy)
October 8, 2001 Raw Indianapolis, Indiana 1 15
141 The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
October 23, 2001 SmackDown! Omaha, Nebraska 1 26 [20]
Unified November 18, 2001 Survivor Series Greensboro, North Carolina Unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship when The Dudley Boyz beat The Hardy Boyz.

Combined reigns

¤ The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Inaugural, 7-time and record-setting most combined days at 992 days The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson)

By team

Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
days
1. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 7 992¤
2. The Steiner Brothers 7 523
3. Harlem Heat 10 470
4. The Rock 'n' Roll Express 4 400
5. Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 5 347
6. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 2 323
7. Ric Flair and Greg Valentine 2 286¤
8. Doom 1 282
9. The Nasty Boys 3 259
10. The Outsiders 5 244
11. The Outsiders with Syxx 1 231
12. Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo 1 205
13. The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) 1 195
14. Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle 1 193¤
15. Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen 1 185¤
16. Baron von Raschke and Greg Valentine 1 177¤
17. Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 3 172
18. Hollywood Blonds 1 169
19. Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle 1 165
Baron von Raschke and Paul Jones 2 165
21. Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens 1 158
22. The Road Warriors 1 155
23. Sting and Lex Luger 1 154
24. Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez 1 150
Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude 1 150
26. Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff 1 148¤
27. The Fabulous Freebirds 2 134
28. Paul Jones and Masked Superstar 2 127
29. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (with Krusher Khrushchev) 1 113
30. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton 1 108
31. Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat 1 104
32. The Giant and Scott Hall 1 98
33. Pretty Wonderful 2 94
34. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams 1 78
35. Enforcers 1 75
36. Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner 1 74
The Mamalukes 2 70
38. The Jersey Triad 1 62
39. The Perfect Event 3 59
40. Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat 1 58
Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham 1 58
42. Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater 1 57
43. Don Kernodle and Bob Orton Jr. 1 56
Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan 1 56
45. Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo 1 54
46. Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire 2 52
47. KroniK 2 50
Stars and Stripes 2 50
49. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) 1 49
The Brothers of Destruction 1 49
51. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff 1 46
52. Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat 1 45
53. Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine 1 42
54. (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio Jr.) 1 41
55. Creative Control/Harris Brothers 3 40
56. The Insiders 2 36
57. The Varsity Club 1 35
Kevin Nash and Sting 1 35
The Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio Jr.) 1 35
60. Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood 2 33
61. Arn Anderson and Paul Roma 1 32
62. Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas 1 29
63. Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff 1 28
The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) 1 28
65. Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones 1 27
66. The Dudley Boyz 1 26
67. Lex Luger and Barry Windham 1 24
68. Raven and Perry Saturn 1 22
69. (Curt Hennig and Barry Windham) 1 21
70. Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio 1 20
The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham) 1 20
72. The Giant and Sting 1 18
73. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko 1 15
Crowbar and David Flair 1 15
The Hardy Boyz 1 15
76. Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan 1 14
77. Booker T and Test 1 13
78. The American Males 1 9
79. The Public Enemy 1 8
80. Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones 1 7
Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater 1 7
Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow 1 7
82. The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.) 1 6
Goldberg and Bret Hart 1 6
Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn 1 6
85. The Boogie Knights 1 4
86. Lex Luger and The Giant 1 1
The Great Muta and Vampiro 1 1
88. Misfits in Action 1 <1

By wrestler

Booker T record eleven-time champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Ole Anderson 8 1,162
2 Gene Anderson 7 977
3 Rick Steiner 8 597
4 Scott Hall 7 571
5 Ricky Steamboat 8 554
6 Kevin Nash 9 546
7 Arn Anderson 5 538
8 Greg Valentine 4 530
9 Scott Steiner 7 523
10 Booker T 11 483
11 Stevie Ray 10 470
12 Don Kernodle 3 413
13 Robert Gibson 4 400
Ricky Morton 4 400
15 Baron von Raschke 3 367
16 Paul Jones 6 364
17 Ivan Koloff 4 352
Bobby Eaton 3 352
19 Jay Youngblood 5 347
20 Tully Blanchard 2 323
21 Manny Fernandez 2 320
22 Ric Flair 3 300
23 Jimmy Snuka 2 281
Butch Reed 1 281
Ron Simmons 1 281
26 Chuck Palumbo 4 264
27 Sean O'Haire 3 257
28 Syxx 1 231
29 Ray Stevens 3 228
30 Paul Orndorff 3 217
31 Jerry Sags 3 207
Brian Knobs 3 207
32 Sting 3 206
34 Dennis Condrey 1 195
35 Sgt. Slaughter 1 192
36 Stan Hansen 1 185
37 Lex Luger 3 179
38 Jack Brisco 3 172
Jerry Brisco 3 172
40 Rick Rude 1 171
41 Dusty Rhodes 2 170
42 Steve Austin 1 169
Brian Pillman 1 169
44 Nikita Koloff 2 159
45 Animal 1 155
Hawk 1 155
47 Jimmy Garvin 2 134
Michael Hayes 2 134
49 Shane Douglas 2 133
50 The Masked Superstar 2 127
51 Paul Roma 3 126
52 Barry Windham 4 123
53 Dustin Rhodes 2 116
54 The Giant 3 114
55 Krusher Khrushchev 1 113
56 Marcus Alexander Bagwell/Marcus Bagwell/Buff Bagwell 5 107
57 Diamond Dallas Page 4 105
58 Steve Williams 2 94
59 Rey Mysterio Jr. 3 82
60 Dick Slater 2 78
61 Larry Zbyszko 1 75
62 Kenny Kaos 1 74
63 Billy Kidman 2 69
Bam Bam Bigelow 2 70
65 Wahoo McDaniel 4 68
66 Chris Kanyon 1 62
67 Johnny the Bull 2 60
Big Vito 2 60
69 Terry Gordy 1 78
Shawn Stasiak 3 59
71 Bunkhouse Buck 1 57
72 Bob Orton Jr. 1 56
Cactus Jack 1 56
Kevin Sullivan 1 56
75 Dino Bravo 1 54
Mr. Wrestling 1 54
77 Mark Jindrak 2 52
78 The Patriot 2 50
Brian Adams 2 50
Bryan Clark 2 50
81 Stan Lane 1 49
Kane 1 49
The Undertaker 1 49
84 Gerald/Ron Harris 3 38
Patrick/Don Harris 3 38
86 Mike Rotunda 1 35
Juventud Guerrera 1 35
88 Mark Youngblood 2 34
Konnan 2 34
90 Perry Saturn 2 28
91 Bubba Ray Dudley 1 26
D-Von Dudley 1 26
93 Raven 1 22
94 Chris Benoit 2 21
Curt Hennig 1 21
95 2 Cold Scorpio 1 20
Kendall Windham 1 20
98 Dean Malenko 1 15
David Flair 1 15
Crowbar 1 15
Jeff Hardy 1 15
Matt Hardy 1 15
103 Blackjack Mulligan 1 14
104 Test 1 13
105 Scotty Riggs 1 9
106 Johnny Grunge 1 8
Rocco Rock 1 8
108 Rufus R. Jones 1 7
109 Bret Hart 1 6
Goldberg 1 6
111 Alex Wright 1 4
Disco Inferno 1 4
113 The Great Muta 1 1
Vampiro 1 1
115 Lieutenant Loco 1 <1
Corporal Cajun 1 <1

See also

Footnotes

  • ^ - This title reign is included twice for the purpose of showing the different recognitions by WCW and the WWF.

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